University of the PACIFIC

After splitting action against the competition at Chris Kjeldsen Pool over the weekend, Pacific's women's water polo (7-4) team is staying close to home for a one day tournament at Santa Clara University. The Tigers will head to Santa Clara, Calif., for The Rodeo on Saturday, February 26 to take on No. 16 Indiana and Santa Clara.

In the past weekend of action the Tigers picked up an 8-7 win over California Baptist on Saturday, February 19. Offensively Pacific was paced by Mandy King (Benicia, Calif.) andDara Tawarahara (Honolulu, Hawaii) who scored two goals apiece. Also tallying goals for the Tigers were Siobhan Larsen (Mundelein, Ill.), Melissa Loper (Napa, Calif.), Bethany Quertermous (Humble, Texas) and Elise Martin (Calgary, AB, Canada). During the second day of action, the Tigers suffered a 15-4 loss to No. 1 Stanford. In the contest Chelsea Weir(Seal Beach, Calif.), Malena Prlain (Portland, Ore.), Quertermous and Tawarahara scored one goal apiece. Freshman Michele Relton (Beaconsfield, QC, Canada) finished the weekend with 12 saves in the cage for Pacific.

Collegiate Water Polo Association
For the fifth consecutive week, Pacific's women's water polo team remains at the No. 19 spot in the Collegiate Water Polo Association's (CWPA) Top-20 national poll. The Tigers have held strong at the number 19 spot since falling one spot from No. 18 in the preseason poll released on January 12.

Social Networking
Fans of Pacific's women's water polo team can now follow the Tigers on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pacific-Womens-Water-Polo/124776340910230.

Pacific travels to The Rodeo hosted by Santa Clara University on Saturday, February 26. The Tigers will take on No. 16 Indiana at 10:45 am. They will then conclude the one day tournament with a 4 pm contest against Santa Clara.

CWPA Top-20 Poll

Rank	Team	Feb. 16 Poll	Points
1	Stanford University	1	100
2	University of Southern California	2	95
3	University of California, Los Angeles	3	90
4	University of California	4	85
5	University of Hawaii	5	80
6	Loyola Marymount University	6	76
7	San Diego State University	7	70
8	University of Michigan	9	63
9	Arizona State University	8	62
10	University of California, Irvine	11	53
11	San Jose State University	10	52
12	Long Beach State University	12(T)	42
13	California State University, Northridge	12(T)	41
14	Hartwick College	15	33
15	University of California, Santa Barbara	14	31
16	Indiana University	16	27
17	University of California, Davis	17	23
18	University of California, San Diego	18	14
19	University of the Pacific	19	10
20	Princeton University	20	4
RV	California State University, East Bay	RV	1
RV	California Baptist University	RV	1
RV	California State University, Bakersfield	RV	1